Bollywood diva Sonakshi Sinha’s soon-to-be father-in-law, actor Zaheer Iqbal’s father Iqbal Ratansi, once financially helped Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
In a tweet from 2018, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan confessed that Iqbal Ratansi helped him financially on multiple occasions and was like a personal bank for him back in the day.
So much so, that the ‘Tiger 3’ star revealed he still owes him a loan of INR2011.
“Iqbal Ratansi used to work like my personal bank during my teenage years. Even today I have a loan of Rs2011 from him. Thank God that to date he has not asked for interest on his loan,” his tweet read.
Who is Iqbal Ratansi and what does he do?
Ratansi is the father of three and an established jeweler from Mumbai. He also expanded into real estate with Stelmac Developers Private Limited in 2005 and served as the company’s director until 2011, before re-entering the sector with Blackstone Housing and Infrastructure Private Limited.
Moreover, he launched ‘Film Tools, Lights, and Grip’, a company that provides lighting equipment to Bollywood, in 2016, as well as Zahero Media and Internet Private Limited, during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Ratansi also holds close connections with Bollywood families including Khans.